'Flat Earth' rocket launch postponed, California man says
Blame it on bureaucracy: A California man who planned to launch himself 1,800 feet skyward in a home-built rocket to prove that Earth is flat has had to reschedule.
Mike Hughes said the Bureau of Land Management wouldn't approve his plan to use public land for Saturday's planned experiment, so he'll have to move the project to private land next week, the Washington Postreported.
The 61-year-old limo driver said he had received verval approval from the same federal agency just last year, pending an OK from the federal Aviation Commission, the paper reported.
Hughes added that engine trouble in his motor home, which was converted into a ramp, also affected his original launch plans.
“It’s still happening. We’re just moving it three miles down the road,” Hughes told the Post on Friday. “This is what happens any time you have to deal with any kind of government agency.”
Hughes said the rocket will take flight next week, from private property near the Mojave Desert, along Route 66.
Funny, people still believe this flat earth
I know Leta believes soo. Could you babble with it and find out ?
Ok, i'll ask her.
S(he) also tried to convince me the moon was hollow and vibrated like a bell,,,
This dude has a lot to answer too
Lol.
S(he) said "u need to sign up on AB if u want to ask me a question. lol"
I cannot do that.. is the dark side of the force over there. We must speak through you only. Thats safest, so
How can someone who is obviously reasonably intelligent to be able to build this thing in the first place, be so stupid as to believe the world is flat. I didn't think there were people who seriously believe the world is flat.
I thought they were just like people who identify as Vampires, they know they are not really, but they just walk the walk and talk the talk. How can anyone truly believe the world is flat?